Fatal crash near Santa Nella

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June 23, 2013 12:00:19 AM PDT

FRESNO, Calif. --

Three people are dead and four injured, after a car crash in Merced County.

The accident happened on I-5, near Santa Nella. Officers said a 29-year-old man driving a Toyota drifted across the center median into oncoming traffic Friday evening. He collided with a Ford Taurus carrying six people.

The drivers of both cars were killed, along with one adult passenger. A 4-year-old girl and an infant were flown to a hospital with serious injuries. Two other adult passengers suffered moderate to major injuries